Cooperative learning strategies are used to facilitate the integration of multicultural and multi-ability level students into California regular education classrooms. This handbook is a sampling of innovative lesson plans using cooperative learning activities developed by teachers to incorporate the core curriculum into their instruction. Three…

These reports describe and evaluate Illinois Central College's Quality Undergraduate Education for Student Transfers (QUEST) program. The core of the program is to develop in students 15 competencies identified as essential to an educated person: communication skills, mathematics skills, appreciation of physical well-being, understanding of the…

Based on the philosophical statements and directions developed by the Jackson's Mill Project (Charleston, West Virginia, 1981) this operational guide was developed to provide local or state curriculum designers with methods of implementation. Content and suggested activities for various technology-related courses are provided, along with models…

Several innovative language programs currently offered at some junior colleges were described at a panel discussion. Vancouver City College offers a special course for drama students, which teaches pronunciation and foreign accents in English. Clackamas Community College offers a secretarial course in Spanish or German, and other interdisciplinary…

Sponsored by Camp Fire Girls, Inc. and Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., under contract with the United States Department of Labor, this demonstration project was designed to explore the practicability of a program of non-credit college study and work experience to prepare women for administrative positions with social service agencies. Programs were set…

"Houghton Mifflin Mathematics" is a core curriculum for kindergarten through grade 6 students at all ability levels. According to its developer, "Houghton Mifflin Mathematics" emphasizes the five content strands and processes recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards. At each grade level the…

This curriculum guide for small engine repair was developed by the state of Mississippi to standardize vocational education course titles and core contents. The objectives contained in this document are common to all small engine repair programs in the state. The guide contains objectives for small engine repair I and II courses. Units in course I…

These curriculum guides for technology education programs were developed by the state of Mississippi to standardize vocational education course titles and core contents. The objectives contained in these documents are common to all programs in the state. The curriculum guides for Technology Education I, II, and II each contain the following units:…

CraftPlus[R] is an integrated learning package that consists of a K-8 spiraling, core writing curriculum based on explicit Target Skills instruction; professional books; grade-level Curriculum Guides; sixteen workshop and classroom demonstration DVDs; and a CD with student samples and other classroom support materials. The grade-level Curriculum…

This packet of materials for a class on medical terminology consists of a collection of stories with highlighted vocabulary, teacher's guide, and student's guide. The materials teach medical terms in a series of stories about a woman named Mary Consola. Each story begins with a list of word parts that will be learned; after the story, new word…

This curriculum guide for vocational agriculture programs was developed by the state of Mississippi to standardize vocational education course titles and core contents. The objectives contained in this document are common to all vocational agriculture programs in the state. The guide contains course guides for the following courses: agriculture…

Based on national effective schooling research translated into practices which have been tested in actual school settings, the monograph is designed to assist elementary educators develop and use culturally appropriate curriculum for American Indian students. The preface identifies contemporary American Indian values and traits; objectives of…

Defining basic speech communication courses as those public speaking, interpersonal, or communication courses that treat fundamental communication concepts, this annotated bibliography reflects the current thought of speech educators on the basic course. The bibliography consists of 27 citations, all of which are drawn from the ERIC database. (SKC)

This curriculum guide for the metal trades was developed by the state of Mississippi to standardize vocational education course titles and core contents. The objectives contained in this document are common to all metal trades programs in the state. The guide contains objectives for Metal Trades I and II courses. Units in Metal Trades I cover the…

The cultural element has traditionally been incorporated into language study in a variety of ways. Part one of this section describes one method. At the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, culture is taught as part of a required four-year sequence of courses entitled "Liberal Education Seminars" which introduce the student to cultural environment…